Bred-in-the-bone
Bred-in-the-bone adjective - Being such by habit and not likely to change.
Usage example: a bred-in-the-bone Democrat who always votes a straight ticket
Confirmed and bred-in-the-bone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Confirmed" instead an adjective phrase "Bred-in-the-bone".
Confirmed
Confirmed adjective - Being such by habit and not likely to change.
Usage example: a confirmed grouch who never seems to smile
Bred-in-the-bone and confirmed are semantically related. You can use "Bred-in-the-bone" instead an adjective "Confirmed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- usual and bred-in-the-bone
- usual and confirmed
- habitual and bred-in-the-bone
- habitual and confirmed
- accustomed and bred-in-the-bone
- accustomed and confirmed
- set and bred-in-the-bone
- set and confirmed
- firm and bred-in-the-bone
- firm and confirmed
- fixed and bred-in-the-bone
- fixed and confirmed
- regular and bred-in-the-bone
- regular and confirmed
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Confirmed and Bred-in-the-bone. (2017). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/confirmed
Bred-in-the-bone & Confirmed. N.p., 2017. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/confirmed>.
Confirmed or Bred-in-the-bone. 2017. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bred-in-the-bone/confirmed.
